CALIFORNIA AMATEUR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES

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1 CALIFORNIA AMATEUR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS AND LEAGUES 1.1 MEMBER ASSOCIATION REGISTRATION: Any Member Team or group of Member Teams may elect to register as a Member Association of CAHA in accordance with Article 28.3 and 36.0 of the CAHA Bylaws. Member status must be held to guarantee eligibility for CAHA, Pacific District, or National Championship Tournaments. 1.2 New and renewal applications for Member Association status shall be submitted to the CAHA Director of Member Services no later than September 15 th of the current playing season. Failure to submit applications with fees and/or supporting documentation by the specified deadline will result in a $250 fine and possible club suspension as directed by the CAHA Board of Directors 1.3 The membership fee is $25 for new membership applications and $10 for membership renewals, plus an amount equal to $10 per A and B team registered by the club and $30 per Tier I and Tier II team registered by the club during the season. If teams are added after the date that the membership application is submitted, the Member Association will remit the additional fees directly to CAHA. 1.4 Teams must belong to a Member Association of CAHA in order to be eligible to participate in State, District or National Championships.

2 CALIFORNIA AMATEUR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND PROCEDURES PLAYER AND TEAM REGISTRATION 2.1 INDIVIDUAL PLAYER AND COACH REGISTRATION: All individual players and coaches must be registered with both USA Hockey and CAHA. 2.2 TEAM ROSTER REGISTRATION: All individual players and coaches must be listed on a Team Roster form, which shall be submitted to the USA Hockey Associate Registrar for California and/or the Director of CAHA Member Services All individual Tier players or coaches must be listed on a Team Roster that has been properly submitted. All original tier rosters must be submitted to the USA Hockey Associate Registrar for California. Prior to that individual participating in any sanctioned game, scrimmage, practice or other on-ice event, copies of all certified Tier rosters must go to the appropriate CAHA Tier commissioner Additions and deletions shall be submitted on a supplemental roster For teams competing towards National Championships, a USA Hockey Team Roster (Form 1 T) must be completed and submitted to the appropriate USA Hockey Associate Registrar for California before December 31 of the current playing season All A and B rosters must be submitted to the appropriate Director of CAHA Member Services. (See section 3.4) Youth Classification: All CAHA Team Rosters, USA Hockey Team Rosters for all youth classifications shall be submitted directly to the USA Hockey Associate registrar by each CAHA Member Association. TURI DANIELS USA Hockey Associate Registrar for California 9821 Dragon Circle Huntington Beach, CA Phone: Fax: Turi4HKY@aol.com

3 3.0 CALIFORNIA YOUTH REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR For individual players, the season commences on September 1, 2010 and concludes on August 31, Individual Member Registration For Clubs registering electronically, individual IMR s are not required as the Roster provides proof of registration. Participants and coaches that register online do not need to sign a waiver of liability, everyone else does. The local program must keep copies of all hard copy waivers of liability For Clubs utilizing online registration, individual IMR s and hard copies of the waiver of liability are not required as the Roster provides proof of registration as well as acknowledgement of the USA Hockey Waiver All players born in 2004 or later do NOT need to pay the USA Hockey member fee but MUST complete either an electronic registration or online registration Players are NOT registered until a valid IMR or electronic transmittal reflecting the addition of the player, which had been dated and initialed by the local program, has been received and accepted by the Associate Registrars. Local programs should send transmittals on a regular basis and should not hold player data for more than two weeks Completed IMR s and a copy of the transmittal form for electronic registration should be forwarded to the appropriate USA Hockey Associate Registrar along with the following fees: a. a check made out to USA Hockey for $ per participating youth player or coach, and b. a check made out to CAHA for $5.00 per participating youth player or $3.00 per participating adult player or coach. The USA Hockey and CAHA fees must be on separate checks Electronic Registration must submit one (1) disc, one (1) Individual Membership Registration transmittal report, and one (1) detailed member transmittal report along with checks for USA Hockey and CAHA to the appropriate Associate Registrar All new players to USA Hockey and/or CAHA for the season must submit an official birth certificate with registration to the local association.

4 3.2 Team Registration a. Baptismal certificates and hospital certificates are NOT acceptable forms of birth verification. b. In addition, all players submitting foreign birth certificates are required to provide proof of legal residence such as Alien Registration card, current I-94 or Student Visa. Both the official birth certificate and proof of legal residence must be submitted at the time of registration. See USA Hockey Written transfer for list of acceptable Visa stamps All youth teams are classified at the age division of the oldest player on the team Team Fees: a. There are no team fees for the season. b. USA Hockey fees and Affiliate fees are incorporated in the individual membership fee For those NOT using online registration, at the minimum, there will be a minimum of two (2) checks submitted with registration materials: USA Hockey check for individual participants 3.3 Rosters a. USA Hockey check for individual participants, and b. CAHA check for individual participants (amount must be calculated) All associations must generate and maintain an accurate USA Hockey Form 1-T roster or a reasonable facsimile thereof for each registered team before that team plays any game in a season. a. Rosters submitted for certification under these rules shall be on USA Hockey Form 1-T. b. The rosters must be signed in blue ink by all players (except signatures are optional for age divisions Mite and Squirt, those designated as under 8 or under 10 and those with birth years equivalent to Mite or Squirt), and initialed by all coaches whose names appear on the roster, in the designated block on the line printed with the individual s name. c. The official roster or a photocopy must be kept with the team credentials at all times.

5 3.3.2 All names (player, coach, and manager) must be complete names; the use of nicknames or initials is not allowed. a. All player names on the roster must match the name on the player s birth certificate. If a player s name has been legally changed since birth (e.g., in the case of adoption), the current legal name may be used if a notarized also known as form stating the birth name and legal name and signed by the player (or parent or guardian if under age 18 at the start of the season) is submitted with the player s birth certificate All coaches to be allowed on the bench during games shall appear on the team s roster as follows: a. A single coach must be designated as head coach and shall be marked as Head Coach on the roster. No other person may be designated as head coach if the rostered head coach is present on the bench. b. All other coaches shall be marked as Assistant Coach on the roster Preliminary Rosters a. Tier I and Tier II teams are required by USA Hockey to file a certified roster in order for the games to be counted towards national eligibility. b. Tier I and Tier II rosters are certified by the USA Hockey Associate Registrar for California. Preliminary Tier I and Tier II rosters with required signatures shall be submitted no later than September 15. c. Changes to Tier I and Tier II rosters, submitted either as a new full roster or a supplemental roster (changes only), must be submitted with required signatures early enough for certification to take place before any game is played using the changed roster. d. Birth certificates for all players must accompany the submission of Tier I and Tier II preliminary rosters unless specifically instructed to the contrary by the USA Hockey Associate Registrar in advance. If other documents are required to establish player identity and eligibility (e.g., also known as form or foreign-born player information), these must also be submitted with the preliminary roster Final Rosters: Final rosters are required for all Tier I and Tier II and all A and B teams. The certification of final rosters is necessary for playoff eligibility. Final signed rosters are due as follows:

6 a. Tier I and Tier II final rosters are due December 31, 2010 to the USA Hockey Associate Registrar with a copy to the appropriate CAHA Tier Commissioner. Addendums to the final roster are accepted until December 31, b. All A final rosters are due December 31, 2010 to the CAHA Director of Member Services. Addendums to the final roster are accepted until January 7, c. All B final rosters are due January 15, 2011 to the CAHA Director of Member Services. d. Final rosters for all other teams are not required by USA Hockey to be submitted or certified by the USA Hockey Associate Registrar or CAHA Director of Member Services Players may not be added to or deleted from a team roster at the request of the association registering the team after the date listed above (roster freeze date) for the team s competition level (Tier I or II, A, or B). This limit does not apply to a team request to add or delete a coach or team manager to or from a team roster Tier I and Tier II Preliminary Roster Certifications. A USA Hockey rule requires all Tier I and Tier II teams to file a certified roster in order for the games to be counted towards national eligibility. a. Tier I and Tier II should submit a preliminary signed roster as close to the start of the season as possible. The rosters must be signed in blue ink. Addendums to the preliminary rosters must be submitted with the additional players signing in blue ink as well. Preliminary rosters MUST be accompanied with birth certificates and any other required documents All associations and/or teams must maintain a USA Hockey roster or a reasonable facsimile thereof, for each of your registered teams. This is required to play in games until the final rosters are submitted as per Rule a. These rosters are not required by USA Hockey to be certified by the Associate Registrars with the exception of the Tier I and Tier II rosters. b. These rosters do have to be maintained and should be kept with the credential records for each team. c. The roster requirements neither supersede nor change the roster requirements associated with teams participating toward State, Regional or National Championships.

7 3.4 Submission Addresses The following address is used for these submissions: a. All classifications - application for CAHA Member Association status (submitted with appropriate fees); and b. A & B Youth classifications - USA Hockey rosters (submitted with appropriate fees). CAHA Director of Member Services The following address is used for these submissions: a. All classifications application to host a hockey tournament (submitted with appropriate fees); b. In-house teams all classifications USA Hockey rosters (waived when team plays no games with teams outside its own in-house program); c. College & Senior classifications - all individual player/coach IMR forms and USA Hockey rosters (submitted with appropriate fees); and d. Tier Youth classifications - USA Hockey rosters (submitted with appropriate fees). TURI DANIELS USA Hockey Associate Registrar for California 9821 Dragon Circle Huntington Beach, CA Phone: Fax: Turi4HKY@aol.com

8 4.0 TOURNAMENT APPLICATIONS 4.1 All applications to host a tournament must be submitted to the USA Hockey Associate Registrar for California at least sixty- (60) days prior to the beginning of the tournament. 4.2 All applications must be accompanied by: Appropriate checks payable to CAHA and USA Hockey One (1) copy of the Tournament Rules One (1) copy of the list of invited participants 4.3 Tournament Application Fees Regular Fees $ 50.00/$ USA Hockey Regular Fees $ CAHA 4.4 A Tournament Credentials Meeting must be held prior to the start of the tournament. 4.5 Tournament applications are available through the Cyber Sport and the USA Hockey Associate Registrar. 4.6 If a tournament application is received less than sixty (60) days prior to the start of the tournament, the following late fees will apply in addition to the tournament application fee: 4.7 Tournament Application Surcharge for Late Applications 31 to 59 days $ USA Hockey 8 to 30 days $ CAHA 0 to 7 days $ CAHA 5.0 INHOUSE REGISTRATION USA HOCKEY ADVISORY 5.1 USA Hockey Guidelines require that when an in-house team plays any kind of game, scrimmage, or other type of contest with a team outside its own program, it must comply with the same rules and regulations as other travel teams with regard to registration-including the filing of a Roster. Additionally, these games must be officiated by registered USA Hockey officials and all other USA Hockey Rules must be observed whether or not there are standings kept or playoffs involved. The USA Hockey District Registrar must approve any deviations from those rules. Contact the Pacific District Registrar or the Associate Registrar in your state should you have any further questions.

9 6.0 CAHA AND USA HOCKEY FEES SCHEDULE CATEGORY AMOUNT PAYABLE TO Individual Youth Players $ USA Hockey (includes $5.00 CAHA fee) Individual Adult Players/Coaches $ USA Hockey (includes $3.00 CAHA Fee) Players Born 2004 or later $ 0 CAHA Member Association Renewal Fee $ CAHA CAHA Member Association $ CAHA New Member Fee CAHA Member Association A/B $ 10.00/team CAHA Registration Team Fee CAHA Member Association Tier Registration Team Fee $ 30.00/team CAHA

10 CALIFORNIA AMATEUR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION YOUTH RULES 7.0 GENERAL INFORMATION This section provides vital information applicable to all youth teams. 7.1 Overview: The Youth Council is responsible for the rules that define and regulate the various levels of (boys and girls ) youth hockey in the State of California. CAHA Youth Rules are a supplement to the rules and guidelines contained in the Pacific District Guidebook and USA Hockey Annual Guide. 7.2 Financial Responsibility: The Leagues shall supply a master list of all league players with outstanding financial obligations and/or equipment obligations to the CAHA director of member services prior to May 1 st.players whose names appear on this list will not be permitted to participate with any Club until their obligations are satisfied. A player with an outstanding obligation who is permitted to tryout with any club may not hereafter play for that club during the relevant season. 7.3 Screening: Prior to participation in any CAHA/USA Hockey sanctioned event, all adult coaches, officials, managers, locker room attendants and other individuals who have routine access to children shall comply with CAHA s screening and abuse policy. a. CAHA mandates that its leagues have rules in place to sanction any individual(s) and club(s) who violate this rule. b. Participation is only allowed when the participant s name appears on CAHA s Compliance List. Furthermore, it is USA Hockey s policy that it will not authorize or sanction in any of its programs any coach, manager or other individual who has routine access to children who refuses to consent to be screened. c. Non-league affiliated CAHA member associations shall be monitored by CAHA member Services and violations shall be submitted to the CAHA 1 st V.P. for sanctions. 7.4 Penalty Notification: All teams are required to promptly notify the CAHA 1 st Vice President or designee, of any match penalties, any incident involving assault on referees or officials, or any incident involving spectators that occur during a game in which the team participates, whether such game occurs within CAHA jurisdiction or

11 not. Such notification shall be in writing and must be submitted by the team within forty-eight (48) hours after each incident. Copies of this documentation must be submitted to the appropriate CAHA Tier commissioner for tier teams, or the CAHA Youth Council Chair or designee for A and B. 7.5 Player Suspension: Any player or coach who leaves the game bench or penalty box during an altercation shall result in the team s head coach being suspended for 30 days or until a hearing is held. Players involved will be subject to supplementary discipline action as allowed under USA Hockey Rule 4.10(a). 7.6 Prior to the start of each game referees shall verify players who are in attendance as well as to perform a general safety/equipment check. 7.7 Rules Adherence: It is responsibility of all coaches and managers to personally adhere to all rules, regulations, policies and guidelines as set forth by both CAHA and USA Hockey. Any violations of said rules, regulations, policies and guidelines will subject all coaches and/or managers to disciplinary action as determined by CAHA. The designated head coach for any CAHA team is ultimately responsible to ensure that the team adheres to all CAHA and USA Hockey requirements. 7.8 Score sheets: (a) All coaches on the bench must sign the game score sheet prior to the start of the game. (b) The head coach is responsible for the accuracy of the score sheet. Inaccurate or unsigned score sheets may result in suspension, fines, and/or forfeitures. (c) Players not in attendance or not able to participate in any game shall be crossed off from the list of players on all copies of the game score sheet. 7.9 Canadian Penalties: Canadian Penalties shall be recognized and enforced as follows: a. A player or coach receiving a game misconduct in Canada (no matter when it occurs in the game) must sit the next scheduled game whether the game is in Canada or the United States. b. A player receiving five (5) penalties in a game must sit the next scheduled game whether the game is in Canada or the United States.

12 c. Any coach whose team receives fifteen (15) team penalties during a game must sit the next scheduled game whether the game is in Canada or the United States. d. In cases of match penalties, the player or coach must sit for 30 days or until a formal hearing is held, either at the tournament, or at home. If the tournament committee reviews the penalty during the tournament and changes it, it must be written on the score sheet and a copy provided to the CAHA Youth and Disputes Committees within 48 hours of returning home. e. If the Canadian rule is more stringent in Canada, the team must abide by those rules as well as the rules in this section. f. Coaches have the responsibility to see that all Canadian penalties are served properly Player Up Guidelines: Any player who by birth is the second year of his or her age classification may petition to play up one age classification. A petition for a player to play up to a Tier team shall be submitted to the attention of the CAHA Youth Council Chair or designee. A petition for a player to play up to an A or B team must be submitted to the respective league commissioners. A petition shall consist of at least the following information: Personal player profile describing previous team participation, coach referrals, physical measurements, and other evidence of the player s ability to compete in the older age division. Statement of indemnification and release signed by the parents and player. Providing that the above information has been properly submitted, approval of the petition shall not be unreasonably withheld. No player shall be allowed to play up in age classification while in the first year of competition within the proper age classification (e.g., a first year Bantam cannot play Midget). CAHA recognizes Midgets as one division with two age groups Tryout Dates: Tryouts for the season and thereafter may begin no earlier than May 15 th Minimum Rosters: a. Minimum A/B Rosters: All registered A and B teams at the Pee Wee, Bantam and Midget levels must have a minimum roster of twelve (12) skaters including goalies by October 31 of each season to retain eligibility for California playoffs. If a team

13 rosters more than two (2) goalies, the additional goalies shall not be counted for purposes of this rule only. b. Minimum Tier Rosters: All registered Tier I and Tier II teams at the Pee Wee, Bantam and Midget levels must have a minimum roster of fifteen (15) skaters including goalies by September 15 of each season to retain eligibility for California, Pacific District and USA Hockey playoffs. If a team rosters more than two (2) goalies, the additional goalies shall not be counted for purposes of this rule only Ineligible Players: Any team that allows an inelligible player to participate in a game may forfeit the game following a hearing. A forfeited game shall be recorded as a 1-0 win for the opposing team. a. Following a hearing, any coach who is found to have knowingly played an ineligible player shall be suspended from coaching New CAHA Associations: A new CAHA Member Association is defined as a program that did not previously exist and does not take the place of a previously existing organization. A new CAHA Member Association may not roster 25% or more of its players from any single existing CAHA association to maintain eligibility for CAHA State A Playoffs. Tier II teams formed by new member associations shall not be eligible to compete in CAHA State playoffs Consolidated Tier Teams: To promote the development of Tier teams among smaller Member Associations, this rule defines a consolidated Tier II team as any Tier II team formed by two or more Member Associations. a. A consolidated Tier team must be registered and rostered using the USA Hockey association number of one of the consolidating Member Associations. The CAHA number used may be rotated among the Member Associations forming the teams from year to year. b. The players on a consolidated team will be considered to be part of the Member Association rostering the team for the purpose of voting and all other CAHA administrative actions where player counts are used. c. Consolidation of Member Clubs' Tier II programs require written notification which includes detailed program structure be submitted to CAHA for review and approval by April 30th. None of the clubs involved in the consolidation can field separate Tier II teams while the consolidation exists.

14 d. The consolidated teams must have a name different than either of the consolidated Member Associations Player Development Requirement: In order to be eligible for post season participation, all CAHA registered Pee Wee, Bantam and Midget A and Tier II teams must meet the following minimum Player Development Requirement: a. Said teams must roster a minimum of 25% of its players from within its member association and must maintain this requirement through the season to be eligible for playoffs. b. A team that loses its Player Development Requirement minimum because of player movement to the Tier I or Junior level within the same age division, shall not render that team ineligible for playoffs because of the Player Development Requirement. c. Any team that loses its Player Development Requirement will have until December 31 to replace their Player Development Requirement to maintain their postseason eligibility. d. The minimum CAHA Player Development Requirement per team is as follows: 12 player roster = 3 player minimum 13 player roster = 3 player minimum 14 player roster = 4 player minimum 15 player roster = 4 player minimum 16 player roster = 4 player minimum 17 player roster = 4 player minimum 18 player roster = 4 player minimum 19 player roster = 5 player minimum 20 player roster = 5 player minimum e. Players eligible to meet the Player Development Requirement are defined as: 1. Players who actively participated on teams within the same Member Association the previous season, as shown by USA Hockey registration. 2. In the case of Tier II teams, players must have been rostered on a Tier I, Tier II, A or B team with the Member Association during the prior year and must have participated in the minimum number of games required to be eligible for CAHA state playoffs except where injury or illness prevented such participation (proof of illness or injury is required).

15 3. Players designated as meeting the PDR requirement must be actively participating on the subject team as of October 31 of the current playing season unless injury or illness prevents such participation in which case medical documentation of the illness or injury must be provided. 4. In the case of A teams, house players may not count toward the Player Development Requirement if they were also rostered on a Tier I, Tier II, A or B team with another Member Association during the same season. 5. Players who are new to travel ice hockey may be counted as PDR for A teams. These players cannot have previously played for any other travel ice hockey club in the United States. 6. A consolidated team may meet its PDR requirement using players from the same team the previous season plus players from A or B teams on any of the team s forming Member Associations during the previous season Merging CAHA Associations: When two or more member associations merge, players from either of the organizations may count toward the Player Development Requirement for the surviving organization (see Bylaw 28.3) Recruitment: Recruitment is defined as the open solicitation and/or direct contact by coaches, team officials, association officials, parents or players, by mail, , and/or telephone, of players currently registered with another association except as explicitly allowed by USA Hockey Dual Rostering: Except as otherwise set forth in these rules, no player may be rostered on more than one team within the state of California that is state and/or national championship eligible. This rule specifically prohibits the rostering of a player on a USA Hockey registered or any college team and any other A, B or Tier team in the state Locker Room Attendants: USA Hockey is concerned with locker room activities between minor players; minor players and adult players; adults being alone with individual minor players in locker rooms; and with non-official or non-related adults having unsupervised access to minor participants at sanctioned team events. It is the policy of USA Hockey that all affiliates, districts, leagues, and local hockey programs have at least one responsible adult present

16 directly monitoring the locker room during all team events to assure that only participants (coaches and players), approved team personnel and family members are permitted in the locker room and to supervise the conduct in the locker room. Any individual meetings with a minor participant and a coach in a locker room shall require a responsible adult be with the coach. Further, responsible adults must personally monitor the locker room environment at all times while participants are present and also make sure the locker room is appropriately secured during times when minor participants are on the ice. Teams, leagues and local hockey associations shall also comply with the USA Hockey Co-Ed locker room policy.

17 8.0 Coaching Certification: The requirements as listed on the Pacific District Coaching page are as follows: Level of Play Coaching Education Program Level LEVEL OF PLAY Prerequisite Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 MITE (all 8 and under programs) X X SQUIRT X X X PEE WEE X X X X BANTAM X X X X MIDGET X X X X MIDGET TIER I & TIER II X X X X X (National Tournament Bound) HIGH SCHOOL X X X X JUNIOR C X X X X JUNIOR A & B (per individual X X X X X league guidelines) GIRLS /WOMEN 8 & UNDER X X GIRLS /WOMEN 1O & UNDER X X X GIRLS /WOMEN 12 & UNDER X X X X GIRLS /WOMEN 14 & UNDER X X X X GIRLS /WOMEN 16 & UNDER X X X X X GIRLS /WOMEN 19 & UNDER X X X X X WOMEN S SR. A, B & C NONE

18 CALIFORNIA AMATEUR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION CAHA COMPETITIVE YOUTH LEAGUES 9.0 CAHA Youth Leagues: A League is a group of teams participating in a regular scheduled game environment meeting the minimum requirements to be eligible for CAHA State Playoffs as set forth herein. Recognized CAHA Youth Leagues are as follows: Southern California Amateur Hockey Association (SCAHA) Northern California Junior Hockey Association (NORCAL) 9.1 New Leagues: New Leagues may be recognized and approved by CAHA based on the following conditions: a. New league applications and all corresponding documentation required by CAHA Bylaws must be submitted to the CAHA Youth Council by November 1st of the calendar year before the start of the first season planned by the prospective league. b. New leagues must meet all qualifications outlined in the CAHA Bylaws. c. League application will be voted upon by the CAHA Board of Directors following certification by the Youth Council that the application is complete and all requirements have been met. d. Upon approval by the Board of Directors, the new League may participate in CAHA State Youth Championships subject to meeting all the requirements outlined herewith. 9.2 Maintaining Recognized League Status: Maintaining Recognized League Status is conditional upon a league participating in at least one age division annually and meeting the following conditions: a. Participate in at least one age division and maintain eligibility for a State Championship between September 1 and April 30 of each playing season. b. Be in good standing with CAHA and USA Hockey Recognized League Status may continue from year to year if, after qualifying to participate in the State Playoffs for at least one season, the league doesn t register teams within a division by meeting the following conditions: a. Roster and register four (4) teams in a higher or lower recognized division within CAHA between September 1

19 through April 30 of each playing season; b. Comply with all other CAHA Rules and Bylaws; c. Seek CAHA Youth Council approval for waiver of A division status by October 31 of each playing season that the League does not participate in the A division. Failure to comply with all of these items will require the said League to reapply for league recognition by CAHA. Termination of Recognized League Status will occur if a League cannot comply with this section. Terminated Leagues must reapply to the CAHA Youth Council.

20 CALIFORNIA AMATEUR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION RULES AND REGULATIONS TIER I (AAA) CLASSIFICATION 10.0 TIER I (AAA) CLASSIFICATION 10.1 CAHA Mission Statement for Tier I: A high level program whereby a Member Association may recruit and solicit on a state wide basis for registered players to compete at the highest level of amateur hockey within a specific age division on a National level Tier I (AAA) Commissioner: A member of the CAHA Youth Council shall be appointed to serve as the Tier I Commissioner. The Tier I Commissioner shall be responsible for helping coaches and team officials abide by USA Hockey and CAHA rules. The Tier I Commissioner is also responsible for tracking the progress of teams and monitoring penalties Deposits and Rosters: Copies of all Tier I team rosters (including preliminary, supplemental, and final certified) must be submitted to the CAHA Tier I Commissioner as a condition for participation in state playoffs. A $ deposit must also be submitted with the USA Hockey Team Roster form 1-T prior to September 15 of the current playing season. This deposit shall be applied toward any California State or USA Hockey Pacific District Tier I tournament fees. If the team drops from the Tier I classification after October 31 the deposit shall be forfeited Team Official Responsibilities: The rostered team manager for each Tier I team shall be responsible for providing to the Tier I Commissioner with a complete game schedule and any updates throughout the season. The rostered team manager shall deliver to the Tier I Commissioner a copy of all scoresheets for games played within and outside CAHA jurisdiction, within forty-eight (48) hours of the game being played. Failure to comply may result in a fifty dollar ($50.00) fine levied for each late scoresheet and may result in suspension of the team, coach, manager, and/or Member Association % Rule: Each Tier I team must schedule and play three (3) designated games, at least one home and one away, against each other Tier I team in their division registered in the State of California and certified by USA Hockey as of January 1 st. CAHA reserves the right to mandate specific weekends of play or schedules between Tier I teams within a specific age division as a condition of participation in state playoffs. a. To satisfy this rule, games must be pre-scheduled, the schedule

21 submitted to the CAHA Tier I Commissioner, AND the schedule approved at least seven (7) days before the game is played or by November 1 of the current season, whichever is earlier. Only games scheduled and approved in this manner will count toward satisfying this rule and towards playoff eligibility. Teams that do not comply with this deadline shall incur a fine and have their schedule mandated as rule 10.5 above. b. Only games that satisfy the CAHA game requirements as stated in this rule shall count toward satisfying rule 10.5a. All Tier I games shall follow the following game play format: For all Pee Wee Tier I games: Three-(3) 15-minute stop time periods For all Bantam Tier I games: Three-(3) 16-min stop time periods For all Midget Tier I games: Three-(3) 17-min stop time periods with an ice cut any time after the first period and before the end of the 3 rd period. c. All Tier I games will use a three-(3) man officiating system. Points for each CAHA sanctioned game will be awarded as follows: two points for a win, one point for a tie and zero points for a loss. d. Once a schedule has been approved, no change may be made to that schedule without the approval of the CAHA Youth Council. e. Any team refusing to play in any CAHA mandated game shall lose its post season eligibility Post-Season: The CAHA Playoff format for Tier I is intended to give those teams that have demonstrated the best performance during the regular season the opportunity to play for a California championship. a. By December 31st, the Youth Council shall set the number of Tier I teams, not to exceed four (4) per division, that will participate in the CAHA State Playoffs. b. All Tier I teams shall submit a record of performance (in the format required by the Youth Council), certified rosters, and all score sheets by February 1 or by the prescribed deadline Team Movement: Any Tier I team that is evidenced by the schedule to be non-competitive must petition the Youth Council by October 15 to move to the Tier II classification and, if approved, must drop prior to October 31. Approved CAHA movement does not guarantee a team will be able to participate in the CAHA Tier II playing weekends.

22 Nothing in this rule shall require a league to allow a Tier I team that drops, the ability to participate in the league playing schedule Minimum Number of Games: In addition to all other requirements contained in these rules, USA Hockey requires that a Tier I team must play a minimum of twenty (20) games. Each rostered Tier I player must play a minimum of ten (10) games Player Movement: Until December 31, Tier I players may be added to another Tier I team provided they are properly released and be post season eligible for CAHA State championships. a. Until October 31, any properly released Tier I player may drop to Tier II, A or B and be postseason eligible for CAHA state championships. b. After October 31, any properly released Tier I player may drop to Tier II, A or B levels but will be postseason ineligible. c. Until December 31, a properly released Tier II, A, or B player may be added to a Tier I roster and be post-season eligible for CAHA state championships. d. After December 31, Tier I rosters are frozen and no players may be added (or deleted) Game Misconducts: Any player or coach upon receiving a 3 rd Game misconduct in the current playing season will be referred to the CAHA 1 st V.P. for possible supplemental discipline. Any team or player displaying a pattern of excessive penalty minutes may be referred to the CAHA 1 st V.P. for possible supplemental discipline.

23 CALIFORNIA AMATEUR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION RULES AND REGULATIONS TIER II (AA) CLASSIFICATION 11.0 TIER II (AA) CLASSIFICATION 11.1 CAHA Mission Statement for Tier II: The development of players within local Member Associations who have the desire and ability for a more competitive experience where winning and sportsmanship is stressed and travel for competition is reasonable. Team objectives include local, league, State and National championships Tier II (AA) Commissioner: A member of the CAHA Youth Council shall be appointed to serve as the Tier II Commissioner. The Tier II Commissioner shall be responsible for helping coaches and team officials abide by USA Hockey and CAHA rules. The Tier II Commissioner is also responsible for tracking the progress of teams and monitoring penalties Eligibility for State Championships: CAHA shall establish the terms that an association must achieve in order to field state championship eligible Tier II teams. a. Member Associations fielding Tier II teams shall maintain a minimum of 2 age divisions at the A or B level in the current and previous season. b. Each Tier II team must play each other team in their league at the same age division Deposits and Rosters: Copies of all Tier II team rosters (including preliminary, supplemental, and final certified) must be submitted to the CAHA Tier II Commissioner as a condition for participation in state playoffs. A $1, deposit must also be submitted with the USA Hockey Team Roster form 1-T prior to September 15 of the current playing season. This deposit shall be applied toward any California State or USA Hockey Pacific District Tier II tournament fees. If the team subsequently drops from the Tier II classification after October 31 the deposit shall be forfeited.

24 11.5 Team Official Responsibilities: The team official for each Tier II team shall be responsible for providing to the Tier II Commissioner with a complete game schedule and any updates throughout the season. The team official shall deliver to the Tier II Commissioner a copy of all scoresheets of the team, for games played within and outside CAHA jurisdiction, within forty-eight (48) hours of the game being played. Failure to comply may result in a fifty dollar ($50.00) fine levied for each late scoresheet and may result in suspension of the team, coach, manager, and/or Member Association.

25 11.6 Recruitment: CAHA recommends that individual Tier II players be obtained from within a Member Association s own organization or other Member Association not registering a Tier II team in the same division. Recruitment may void a Tier II team s eligibility and result in fines and/or suspension for the offending parties. Recruitment is defined as the open solicitation and/or direct contact by coaches, team officials, Associations officials, parents or players, either by mail or telephone, of players currently registered with another Association even though that Association may not be registering a Tier II team CAHA Scheduled Weekends: CAHA will dictate mandatory playing weekends for all playoff eligible Tier II teams in each division. Subject to ice availability, CAHA will schedule a complete round of play between teams in each division. In divisions that have 5 teams or less, CAHA may schedule two rounds of play to ensure an accurate sampling of games. a. Any team refusing to play in any CAHA mandated game shall lose its post season eligibility Minimum Number of Games: In addition to all other requirements contained in these rules, USA Hockey requires that a Tier II team must play a minimum of twenty (20) games. Each rostered Tier II player must play a minimum of ten (10) games CAHA Qualifying Round: Following the last CAHA weekend, CAHA will host a qualifying weekend of play in order to determine the final seeding for the State Championship Tournament. The number of teams accepted in the qualifying weekend will be as follows: 1 team division no qualifier 2 team division no qualifier 3 team division no qualifier 4 team division no qualifier 5 team division 5 team qualifier 6 team division 6 team qualifier cross-bracket play / team division 6 team qualifier cross-bracket play or more team division-8 team qualifier-in-bracket play - 1,4,5,8/2,3,6, Post-Season: The CAHA Playoff format for Tier II is intended to give those teams who have demonstrated the best performance during the CAHA Weekends the opportunity to play for a California championship.

26 a. The Youth Council shall set the number of Tier II teams that will participate in the CAHA State Playoffs. The number of playoff berths will be determined by the following: 1 team division no playoff 2 team division best 2 out of 3 games 3 team division 3 team playoff, double round robin 4 team division 4 team playoff 5 team division 4 team playoff 6 team division 4 team playoff 7 or more team division - 4 team playoff b. By December 31 of each season, the Youth Council shall have the right to expand the number of playoff teams in any age division based on the number of teams in the division and the Youth Council s evaluation of the apparent quality of the teams available for the playoffs that season. c. Berths for the qualifying round will be selected from all playoff eligible CAHA Tier II teams on the basis of individual team performance during all mandated CAHA Weekend games. Points will be awarded as follows: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie and 0 points for a loss. d. Each Tier II team shall submit a record of performance (in the format prescribed by the Youth Council), certified roster, and all scoresheets by February 1 or by the date prescribed by the Youth Council Team Movement: Tier II teams have until December 31 of the current playing season to move up to Tier I playing status thereby vacating their Tier II status. Teams moving up to Tier I status cannot register additional players from other properly registered CAHA teams without a financial release from the transferring team. Said financial release shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any Tier II team that is evidenced by the schedule to be non-competitive must demonstrate such and petition the Youth Council to drop back to the A classification by October 15 and drop prior to October 31. Nothing in this rule shall require a league to allow a Tier II team that drops the ability to participate in the league playing schedule Player Movement: No lateral movement of Tier II players (including movement between teams within one Member Association) is allowed. a. Until October 31, any properly released Tier I player may be added to a Tier II roster and be post-season eligible for CAHA state championships.

27 b. Until October 31, any properly released Tier II player may drop to A or B levels and be post-season eligible for CAHA state championships. c. After October 31, any properly released Tier II player may drop to A or B levels but will not be post-season eligible for CAHA state championships. d. After October 31 and until December 31 a properly released player may be moved to a Tier II roster under the following circumstances and be post season eligible for CAHA state championships: 1. The player s current Tier I or Tier II team disbands; 2. The player is cut from a Tier I team; 3. The player is a registered USA Hockey player currently playing at the A or B level Game Misconducts: Any player or coach upon receiving a 3 rd Game misconduct will be referred to the CAHA 1 st V.P. for possible supplemental discipline. Any team or player displaying a pattern of excessive penalty minutes may be referred to the CAHA 1 st V.P. for possible supplemental discipline.

28 CALIFORNIA AMATEUR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION RULES AND REGULATIONS YOUTH A CLASSIFICATION 12.0 YOUTH A CLASSIFICATION 12.1 CAHA MISSION STATEMENT FOR YOUTH A DIVISION: This level supports competition between teams registered with USA Hockey and CAHA with emphasis on player development, fun, and competitive spirit. Programs for teams at this level are intended to be moderately priced, limit travel to drivable distances, and to operate within a league encouraging stability and balanced competition YOUTH A RULES a. Only member teams participating in a CAHA recognized league shall participate in the Youth A Division for purposes of playing for a berth in the CAHA State A Championships. A minimum of four (4) Member Teams are required in any division participating towards CAHA State Playoffs. b. In order to participate in the CAHA State A Championships, each member team meet the following minimum requirements: 1. A team must play a minimum of ten (10) games within its respective league competition. 2. A team must play an overall minimum number of 20 games, including league play. 3. Any player rostered must satisfy its respective leagues minimum regular season requirement in order for that player to qualify for CAHA State Championships. 4. A player must play an overall minimum number of 10 games, including league play, in order for that player to qualify for CAHA State Championships. 5. All member teams except at the Mite and Squirt levels must satisfy the Player Development Requirement. 6. Recognized leagues with teams participating in the CAHA State Youth A Tournament shall inform CAHA of the teams participating and shall be responsible for the teams tournament fees 12.3 Player Movement: Until January 7, a properly released A player may be added to another A roster and be post-season eligible for CAHA state championships provided the requirements of Rule 12.2.b are met.

29 a. Until January 7, a properly released B player may be added to an A roster and be post-season eligible for CAHA state championships provided the requirements of Rule 12.2.b are met. b. Until October 31, any properly released player registered and rostered on a Tier I or Tier II team may drop to A and still be post-season eligible for CAHA state championships provided the requirements of Rule 12.2b are met.. c. After October 31, any properly released player registered and rostered on a Tier I or Tier II team may drop to A but will not be post-season eligible. d. After October 31 and until January 7, a properly released player may be added to an A roster under the following circumstances and will be post-season eligible for CAHA state championships provided the requirements of Rule 12.2b are met: 1. The player s current Tier I or Tier II team disbands OR 2. The player is cut from a Tier I or Tier II team. e. After January 7, A rosters are frozen and no players may be added (or deleted).

30 CALIFORNIA AMATEUR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION RULES AND REGULATIONS YOUTH B CLASSIFICATION 13.0 YOUTH B CLASSIFICATION 13.1 CAHA MISSION STATEMENT FOR YOUTH B DIVISION: This level supports competition between teams registered with USA Hockey and CAHA with emphasis on player progression from basic individual skills to team skills, a fun environment, moderate competition and development of team values. Programs for teams at this level are intended to be moderately priced, limit travel to drivable distances, and to operate within a league encouraging stability and balanced competition YOUTH B RULES a. Only member teams participating in a CAHA recognized league shall participate in the Youth B Division for purposes of playing for a berth in the CAHA State B Championships. A minimum of four (4) Member Team(s) are required in any division participating towards CAHA State Playoffs. b. In order to participate in the CAHA State B Championships, each member team meet the following minimum requirements: 1. A team must play a minimum of ten (10) games within its respective league competition. 2. A team must play an overall minimum number of 20 games, including league play. 3. Any player rostered must satisfy its respective leagues minimum regular season requirement in order for that player to qualify for CAHA State Championships. 4. A player must play an overall minimum number of 10 games, including league play, in order for that player to qualify for CAHA State Championships. 5. Recognized leagues with teams participating in the CAHA State Youth B Tournament shall inform CAHA of the teams participating and shall be responsible for the teams tournament fees Player Movement: Until January 15, a properly released B player may be added to another B roster and be post-season eligible for CAHA state championships provided the requirements of Rule 13.2.b are met.

31 a. Until October 31, any properly released player registered and rostered on a Tier I, Tier II or A team may drop to B and still be post-season eligible for CAHA state championships provided the requirements of Rule 13.2b are met. b. After October 31, any properly released player registered and rostered on a Tier I, Tier II or A team may drop to B but will not be post-season eligible. c. After October 31 and until January 15, a properly released player may be added to an B roster under the following circumstances and will be post-season eligible for CAHA state championships provided the requirements of Rule 13.2b are met: 1. The player s current Tier I, Tier II or A team disbands OR 2. The player is cut from a Tier I, Tier II or A team. d. After January 15, B rosters are frozen and no players may be added (or deleted).